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#abookandagameaday: Thurs. 1/9/20, Gameschooling Day #4 of 2020

Posted on January 10, 2020 by treeoflifemama

Thursday we do our homeschool co-op on steroids, aka a Commonwealth School or Family Liber School. (Some people call it different names but it’s basically the same thing.) I went out thrifting afterwards in the afternoon/early evening. So we didn’t … Continue reading →

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#abookagameaday: Wed. 1/7/20. Gameschooling Day #3 of 2020!

Posted on January 10, 2020 by treeoflifemama

  I picked this game out for myself for Christmas. The amazon rating is 4/5 stars. So I had high hopes for it. We played it once in our family Christmas game marathon. I played with my 26 year old … Continue reading →

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#abookandagameaday: Tuesday 1/7/2020, Gameschooling Day of 2020 #2

Posted on January 9, 2020 by treeoflifemama

Tuesdays we do math for our gameschooling. So we played Qwirkle and 7Ate9. I love Qwirkle because it’s strategy and patterns. I love 7Ate9 because it hopefully motivates kids to get their adding and subtracting math facts down. The game … Continue reading →

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#abookandagameaday: Monday 1/6, Gameschooling Day #1 of 2020

Posted on January 8, 2020 by treeoflifemama

I am taking on thewaldockway.com book/gameschooling challenge of 2020, where I read aloud a picture book a day and play at least one board/card game to boot. #abookandagameaday. Cheers to more picture books and gameschooling in 2020! The book and … Continue reading →

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Treasures from The Book of Mormon

Posted on January 5, 2020 by treeoflifemama

Today I got to play the piano in Primary as a substitute because the regular pianist was ill. The singing time involved the story that our prophet, President Russell M. Nelson, tells in the video above, when he met an … Continue reading →

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How to Build a Board Game Collection on a Budget for Gameschooling and Other Fun!

Posted on January 5, 2020 by treeoflifemama

Note: This post is long. It started out as a list of tips for gameschooling on a budget. Then, as is so common when I blog, it morphed. True to my personality, my stories started coming up!  I decided I … Continue reading →

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Christmas Rom Coms to Watch for Married Date Nights at Home

Posted on December 21, 2019 by treeoflifemama

The hubs and I have been enjoying some fun romantic Christmas movies this December for our date nights. I hope you enjoy them. They are clean and sweet. Christmas in Vermont is about a young up and coming female executive who … Continue reading →

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How to Have Christmas in Your Heart Every Day, Every Moment, All Year Round

Posted on December 21, 2019 by treeoflifemama

    I’ve been watching these videos based on the book Becoming Spiritually Centered by James A. Cox lately while I exercise. An acquaintance, Judy Gilmore, has created videos for each week’s thought patterns as presented in the book. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Christmas Party Game: Based on the Christmas Cookies Book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Posted on December 21, 2019 by treeoflifemama

Note: This post is inspired by the work of the charming Amy Krouse Rosenthal, author of many delightful books, including the four “Cookies” books pictured below. I was saddened to discover that she passed away a few years ago. May … Continue reading →

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Three Gifts Tradition for Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2019 by treeoflifemama

I wish I had started this post earlier, like before Thanksgiving, to be a guide for all of you for this year. Alas, December has run away from me! I’ve got more outside responsibilities on my plate this year so … Continue reading →

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